On September 20, 2011 Prime Stephen Harper announced a list of projects that will receive funding under the Muskoka Initiative Partnership Program. Projects under the Muskoka Initiative Partnership Program 20 September 2011 New York City, New York The Muskoka Initiative…
Here is a short article quoting Brad Pitt on why he gives to charity. It is quite interesting. Brad Pitt explains charity work commitment By Frances Kindon Sep 23, 2011, 4:23 GMT Brad Pitt has revealed why he and…
Here is a brief note entitled Foreign Contractors of Canadian Registered Charities Carrying out the Canadian Charity’s Projects – A Very Simplified View of the Process Hopefull,y this article will help Canadian charities understand in a simplified manner how a…
The Chronicle of Philanthropy has published a lengthy article by Caroline Preston entitled “Multiple Methods of Valuing Drugs Create an Unclear Picture of Aid Totals”. It covers a number of important issues for both Canadian and US charities who either…
Here is a note on “Which Universities Outside of Canada are prescribed universities under Schedule VIII of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and therefore qualified donees?” Which Universities Outside of Canada are prescribed universities under Schedule VIII of the Income…
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has updated “Attachment to IC84-3R, Gifts to Certain Charitable Organizations Outside Canada” to add The Rhodes Trust – Public Purposes Fund based in the UK. This is effective as of December 15, 2010. This means…
I will be delivering with Guillermo Correa of RACI-Red Argentina para la Cooperación Internacional a workshop on capacity building at the CIVICUS World Assembly conference in Montreal looking at the Argentinean and Canadian examples. Capacity Building, Encouraging a Culture of…
Here is a CRA note on what is a qualified donee. If you are involved with governance or management of a charity it is important to understand what is a qualified donee because registered charities can make gifts to qualified…
Increasingly funders are interested in governance at charities. For a Canadian charity to receive funds from CIDA for the Partnerships with Canadians Branch such charity must show “must have sufficient experience, strong governance structures and demonstrate the support of Canadians”. …
You can find out more about the starvation in East Africa by visiting the website of the HUMANITARIAN COALITION which “is a network of Canadian NGOs determined to unite in cases of humanitarian crises. The Humanitarian Coalition is formed by…
The CRA has added three new webinars to their website on “Activities outside Canada”, Political activities and a T3010-1: Line by line review. The CRA webcasts are available at:
In 2010 the UK government introduced measures dealing with “Payments to overseas bodies” by UK charities. The requirements seem common sense to me and I have reproduced them below. For Canadian charities interested in understanding their obligations when operating abroad…
If you register before June 30, 2011 you get a 40% discount on your registration fee. CIVICUS is a great conference and it is in Montreal this year. Here is the program for the CIVICUS WORLD ASSEMBLY in Montréal, 10-12…
Here are some of the upcoming FREE Charity Law Information Program (CLIP) webinars on appropriate receipting and fundraising with links to the registration pages that I will be delivering. The CLIP program of Capacity Builders is supported by a contribution…
According to an article in the Ottawa Citizen on May 8, 2011 a Canadian charity that was recently revoked, was revoked because of involvement with terrorism. On globalphilanthropy.ca we noted on April 21, 2011 that the WORLD ISLAMIC CALL SOCIETY…
Reporter David Baines of the Vancouver Sun has written another article on Blake Bromley entitled “Vancouver ‘expert’ in charity law says CRA is targeting his clients”. For the full article see: Vancouver ‘expert’ in charity law says CRA is targeting…
President Obama announced on TV tonight that Osama Bin Laden is dead. With the death of the most high-profile terrorist it could result in a further decline in Al Qaeda’s fortunes or it could result in a resurgence of retaliatory…
Here is the Blumbergs Canadian Charity Law List for April 2011 – lots of interesting legal and ethical issues in the Canada charity sector and elsewhere. Blumbergs Newsletter Blumbergs Canadian Charity Law List – April 2011 Misuse of Charity Assets…
Here is a list of Canadian Charities Recently Revoked by CRA for cause -April 2011. The list also has the names of the directors of those charities. Charities that are concerned about their reputations may want to think twice before…
The International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy Canada (IRFAN-Canada) has had its registered charity status revoked for failing to keep adequate books and records of its foreign activities. They had their receipting privileges suspended last year because according…
Here are some free archived webinars – each approximately 1 hour in length on Canadian charities and foreign activities. If your charity conducts foreign activities these webinars will help in understanding some of the compliance issues. Free Archived Webinars on…
Like many Canadians I will be watching the election. I will be blogging on whether there are implications for the charitable sector and whether any of the parties have anything particularly interesting to say about the charitable sector. Also, a…
The New York Times, in an article entitled “Madonna’s Charity Fails in Bid to Finance School”, discusses how Madonna has abandoned her efforts to build an expensive school in Malawi after investing 4 million in the prepatory work to the…
The Civicus World Assembly 2011 will be held in Montreal around September 8-12, 2012. This is a great worldwide gathering of NGOs. For those interested in development as well as civil society this is a great conference to network and…